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Slow Cooker Sausage Stuffing

🍁🙌🏻🧡 This sausage stuffing is super easy to make since the slow cooker does all the hard work for you! There's no sautéing or browning required at all and you can FREE UP YOUR OVEN! 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Bread Drying Time
12 hrs
Total Time
17 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 299 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • one pound loaf French bread diced into 1-inch cubes and allowed to dry out for about 12 hours
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, diced into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 1 extra-large sweet Vidalia or yellow onion diced small (about 2 cups)
  • 1 cup celery diced small
  • 3 tablespoons fresh Rosemary sticks discarded, finely minced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh sage stems discarded, finely minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme sticks discarded, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
  • 1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage I used hot but you can use mild; sausasge should be raw and the not precooked type
  • ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley or to taste

Instructions

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  1. Place bread inside a 6-quart slow cooker that’s been lined with a slow cooker liner or sprayed with cooking spray. Allow bread to dry out and become stale for about 12 hours (overnight).
  2. The next day, add the butter, onion, celery, rosemary, sage, thyme, salt, pepper, chicken broth and stir to combine.
  3. Evenly crumble the raw sausage in small, bite-sized pieces over the bread mixture.
  4. Cover and cook on low for about 4 to 5 hours, or until vegetables are tender and sausage is cooked through. All slow cookers vary in their intensity so cook until done.
  5. Stir the sausage into the bread mixture, taste, and check for seasoning balance. Add more salt, pepper, or additional herbs if desired, to taste.
  6. Add the parsley and stir to incorporate. Cover and cook for 5 minutes before serving (Adding the parsley at the end allows it to stay green, vibrant, and lends nice visual appeal).

Notes

  • Stuffing will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 299kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 15g (30%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 27mg (9%) Sodium 852mg (36%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 299

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 299kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 15g 30%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Cholesterol 27mg 9%
Sodium 852mg 36%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 4g 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.